Sturgis school board approves budget

Tuesday

Jun 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM

By Rosalie Currierrcurrier@sturgisjournal.com

Following a public hearing of the 2013-14 budget for Sturgis Public Schools, the board of education on Monday approved the $26.7 million general fund budget with $28 million in proposed expenses. Fund equity is expected to be spent down by $1.4 million, leaving it at $3.9 million at the end of the next school year.The board approved a food service budget, expected to be $1.6 million in revenue and $1.7 million in expenses.The public improvement budget for 2013-14 is expected to see $300 in revenue and $195,555 in expenses, spending down the $1 million fund balance to $834,696.In response to tighter resources, the board also approved “staff reductions,” which was actually a staff shuffle or internal transfers due to retirements.Beyond outsourcing the custodial services, there were no layoffs.Positions shifting include:

Sheryl Burlingame, Title I teacher, moved from Wall to Congress.Stacey Keim moved from first grade to kindergarten at Wall Elementary.Gina Crespo, from second grade to kindergarten at Wall Elementary. Connie Sutton, Eastwood math coach, moved to math Title I teacher.Debby Balk, Eastwood computer teacher, moved to a counselor position.A half-time special education position was eliminated due to enrollmentJessica Bucklin, middle school counselor, moved to counselor at Congress/Wenzel elementary schools.Andrea Littlefield, middle school at risk math teacher, moved to Title 1; Sue Langdon moved to Title I math.Bryan Boughton moved from dividing his time between ACES and the high school, and will be full-time at the high school.The school resource officer will have a new title of safety officer, with some responsibility changes.

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